This is the first comprehensive look at the human rights dimensions of the work of the only body within the United Nations system capable of compelling action by its member states. Known popularly for its failure to prevent mass atrocities in Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Syria, the breadth and depth of the Security Council's work on human rights in recent decades is much broader. This book examines questions including: how is the Security Council dealing with human rights concerns? What does it see as the place of human rights in conflict prevention, peacemaking and peacekeeping? And...
This is the first comprehensive look at the human rights dimensions of the work of the only body within the United Nations system capable of compellin...
This book is a practitioner's manual and the first ever comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence of this UN body focused on arbitrary detention. It will be of great value to lawyers, human rights groups, UN officials, diplomats, governments, academics, and students alike.
This book is a practitioner's manual and the first ever comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence of this UN body focused on arbitrary detention. It...